Complete Dogs Guide

No to forum. photos and videos

2008-04-06T23:29:00.002+01:00

Well, i had a reply to my request for help adding site forum, photo albums and videos section, and it was not helpful. Basically it was outside there area of expertise.

I need to start building links soon as well as requesting more dog breed photos, so it would have been nice if I could have worked some magic and had some community aspects quickly in place so that fellow webmasters of dog sites could participate in this site, sooner rather than later.

Anyway, Ill have it all in good time.

Forum, pictures and videos

2008-04-05T12:01:00.001+01:00

Found a web site on the net today that offered a number of services by way of hiring out webmasters.

I thought Id try them out and see if they could help me out on any or all of a number of requests to improve the web site.

Firstly I want a dog photos section, separate from my current dog pictures section.
A way for site visitors to easily upload pics of there dogs with a little info to share with everyone.

Then I wanted a new videos section which would incorporate dog videos, and people could embed there favourite youtube and other video sites videos within my site.

Thirdly, Id thought Id see if it all could be combined with some kind of membership to a site forum.

My goal is to eventually make the site a community for dog lovers. Although it is still relatively early days and I'm not to worried about introducing it all too soon. Although it would be nice to have it all in place for when the site starts getting alot more traffic.

March Web Site Traffic Increase

2008-04-02T16:55:00.002+01:00

March was another growing month for traffic to the web site, with unique visitors increasing 50% on February's total.

The site still appears not to have aged enough for the Google search engine so doesn't yet have any particularly good rankings for primary keyword terms.

Mainly during the month of March a number of dog pictures pages were added or updated. I've hired help for that time consuming task and hopefully the addition of new pictures and pages will keep growing at an ever increasing rate. So far its been a bit of slow process.

April is set to be the best month yet!

New Siberian Huskies Pictures

2008-03-17T09:15:00.002Z

Started the week off well with new photos added to my Siberian Husky breed profile page and also a new Siberian Huskies Pictures page has been created.

All extra photos, including the one below, were kindly sent in by Melissa Arab of Taja Siberian Huskies who has this website Taja Siberians.

All going well I'm hoping to really have a good week this week with plenty of new pages and many more dog breed pictures being added. I've still got a backlog dating back to end of November but now with some assistance I'm planning as a bare minimum to completely clear the backlog.

Giant Schnauzer wins Best in Show Crufts 2008

2008-03-09T23:48:00.003Z

Its was the last day of Crufts 2008 today and the Crufts Best in Show award was won by a Giant Schnauzer named Philip.

Philip had previously been the winner of the Working Dog group.

Crufts 2008 starts today

2008-03-06T17:10:00.005Z

The biggest calendar event of the year - Crufts, starts today.

It's the biggest dog show in the world. According to the web sites front page they had over 150,000 visitors last year.

I have so much on at the moment that I hadn't even thought of attending, although this time next year I intend to make a visit to Crufts 2009. Of course this time next year I'll have one of the biggest and most popular dog sites on the net!

Popularity of Designer Dog Breeds

2008-03-05T14:18:00.001Z

I was doing a little research today regarding what dog related search terms people search for on the Internet.

I was quite surprised to find the many hybrid breeds, in particular the poodle hybrid breeds are actually searched for, albeit most not in large quantities.

One surprise in particular was the Maltipoo (Malti-Poo) was surprising popular. Maybe its a breed owned by a well known celebrity, or bought to prominence by some other means.

Anyway, Ill certainly have to have a look into adding some information on some of the more popular hybrids at some point in the future.

Earmarked 381 New Dog Breeds

2008-03-04T17:35:00.003Z

I have today earmarked another 381 dog breeds to be written about and added to the site in the near future.

I'm trying to workout the best order to add them to the web site. I could just start by doing in alphabetical order and working through each and every one or I could do in the order of popularity. One way I'd do that is by researching how many people search for each breed name.

I'm pretty sure there's still a number of breeds I can add to the list. What makes it confusing is that depending on where people live in the world they sometimes refer to teh same breed by a number of different names.

It's also going to be quite expensive getting all these breeds researched and written about.

February Best month so far

2008-03-01T12:25:00.000Z

With lots of new pages added throughout the month of February, combined with many pages from January being picked up by the search engines its no surprise that site traffic on a monthly basis was at a new high for the month.

Hits at the end of the month were averaging about 100 a day.

At some point during this month I intend to actively start the Internet marketing of the site. Currently I still have a number of outstanding jobs adding content and planning for more content to be added during this new month of March.

As far as Google is concerned, the site doesn't appear to have aged, and isn't ranking for any decent search terms. It only seems to pick up hits for one off long tail terms.

The site did start picking up more traffic from search engines Yahoo and MSN during the month.

Corgi, Cesky Terrier and a Retriever

2008-01-26T19:13:00.002Z

Another 3 new breeds added, again, at time of writing no pictures of them on the web site.

Cardigan Welsh Corgi which is not the Corgi breed well known to be loved by Queen Elizabeth II.

Cesky Terrier, a terrier which originated from Czechoslovakia and bred for hunting small vermin such as rats.

Chesapeake Bay Retriever which gets it names from where it originated, the Chesapeake Bay which is the largest estuary in America.

Bullmastiff, Canaan Dog and Canadian Eskimo Dog

2008-01-25T18:22:00.001Z

Another 3 dog breeds added. At the rate of 3 a day its seeming like its going to take a lifetime covering every dog breed in existence.

Bullmastiff A large powerful breed which has a distinct black muzzle. It was bred for rich estate owners who used it to ward off game poachers on there land.

Canaan Dog an ancient breed which originated from Israel, a type of Spitz dog.

Canadian Eskimo Dog is another ancient dog breed which has resided in the Arctic for at least the last 4000 years.

Bouvier Des Flandres, Bracco Italiano, Briard

2008-01-24T20:13:00.002Z

3 new dogs breeds added to the web site today

Bouvier Des Flandres a working dog, originating from Belgium and bred for a wide range if tasks.

Bracco Italiano which is also known as an Italian Pointer, a name which gives a better idea of the type of dog and what is was bred for.

Briard a large herding dog, mainly the herding of sheep.

Borzoi Dog Breed with Pictures Added

2008-01-23T17:28:00.000Z

I love adding the dog breed profiles that currently have pictures to go with them, they make they page so much alive, interesting and informative.

Well SKYRA WOLFHOUNDS gave me permission to use some of the pictures for my new Borzoi breed page.

I've included one of there elegant looking Borzoi pictures below:

The breed originates from Russia and was bred for use as a sight hound.

Bloodhound breed profile with pictures

2008-01-23T11:17:00.003Z

Just added a breed profile for the well known breed - the Bloodhound. They are instantlt recognisable with there long droopy faces and eyes. They sense of smell is legendary.

I also have some great pictures of this breed, including the one below of 3 young Bloodhounds:

Wire Fox Terrier - Dog bree profile added

2008-01-22T11:11:00.003Z

Added the breed profile for the Wire Fox Terrier .

They are a typically lively terrier breed. Similar in many ways to my Airedale Terrier breed, but just smaller. They are quite a common breed, and i know on the few times I've times Ive gone looking for Airedale puppies the breeders have also bred Wire Fox Terriers.

Bernese Mountain Dog Breed Profile

2008-01-21T17:06:00.002Z

Added the working dog breed known as Bernese Mountain Dog which originated from Switzerland.

Its quite an easy breed to recognise, with its look and tri-colour coat.

Bergamasco

2008-01-21T10:00:00.001Z

Just added a breed profile for the Bergamasco, an interesting breed which is easily recognisable by its coat which come in three forms, forms flocks, mats, or felted coat as some describe it.

Can't wait to get some pictures of this breed from puppy to adult. can't recall ever seeing one before either.

Belgian Shepherd Dogs - Breed Profiles

2008-01-20T12:48:00.001Z

Today I added breed profiles for the 4 variations of Belgian Shepherd Dog. You may remember from past posts that I had some of these breeds written about previously, but the quality was awful. Well these are very good and fully represent each breed.

Belgian Shepherd Dog Groenendael
Belgian Shepherd Dog Laekenois
Belgian Shepherd Dog Malinois

Belgian Shepherd Dog Tervueren

All 4 of these breed pages really need pictures to show at at glance the difference between each of these similar breeds.

Bedlington Terrier Dog Breed Added

2008-01-19T16:24:00.000Z

Only had time time to add one new dog breed to the web site today and that was the Bedlington Terrier

I already have a few pictures of this breed including the one below:
sent in by Annarella Hedberg

FW-04 SW-04 Nordic Winner-06 SCh NCh AmCh Velvety As Good As New

2 Bassets and a Beauceron

2008-01-18T18:51:00.005Z

Added 3 new dog breeds today as follows:

Basset Bleu De Gascogne
Basset Fauve De Bretagne
Beauceron

As of yet I have no pictures of these 3 particular breeds, so if you read this and have any please send them in with permission to use.

2 More Australian dog breeds

2008-01-17T20:06:00.002Z

Added 2 more Aussie named dog breeds today. First up is the Australian Silky Terrier a small slightly built terrier breed. In some countries its is just known as a Silky Terrier.

Next to be added was the Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog, a breed which is not recognised by The Kennel Club. It was only recognised as a breed by the Australian National Kennel Council in 1988.

Added Two Australian Dog Breeds

2008-01-16T12:08:00.000Z

New breeds today were the Australian Cattle Dog, which is sometimes referred to as the Queensland Heeler, Blue Heeler or Australian Heeler. I'm pretty sure I've seen this breed featured a couple of times on the Dog Whisperer.

It's an active herding breed, not really suited as a companion pet. As of yet I don't have any pictures of the breed.

Another breed from down under added today was the Australian Kelpie. Both breeds are recognised by the Kennel club as well as being in the Pastoral Dogs category.

Argentine Dogo

2008-01-15T19:03:00.000Z

Added a great breed today, the Argentine Dogo along with plenty of great dogo pictures, including plenty of Argentine Dogo puppy pics.

They are not recognized as a breed here in the UK, in fact it is illegal to actually own one as they come under the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act.

In those countries they are allowed they certainly need strong and firm owners. They are a powerful and muscular breed.

Here's a picture which shows 2 at a time, from Raul Tradicion Argentina Dogos

American Water Spaniel and Anatolian Shepherd Dog

2008-01-14T17:03:00.000Z

Just added a page on the American Water Spaniel a little known breed here in the UK, although it is recognised by our Kennel Club, as you might expect in the Gun dog category.

As of yet I haven't sourced any pictures to to add to the page.

However I do have some great photos of my next breed, a giant of a dog breed the Anatolian Shepherd Dog.

Picture below with thanks again to Serbulent Ozgiray,.

The above dog is one from Turkey.

American Bulldog Breed Page

2008-01-13T14:53:00.000Z

I have just added a page dedicated to the American Bulldog. A popular U.S breed, which is quite a bit different from our well known English Bulldog breed, from which the American Bulldog originated.

I got this great photo of Ripley, a Johnson American Bulldog. The photo was sent in by Emma who runs Emma, Ripley Wrinkles. Her site has plenty more pics of other American bulldogs, Chevy and Bubbaas well as information. She also provides some good infomation on Hip dysplasia and joint problems which she says can be helped greatly by "feeding a natural diet and supplementing with large doses of Ester-C".